The Souls noob's guide to Elden Ring
The RPG FromSoftware's magnum opus, made with input from George R R Martin, invites new and veteran players alike
Offbeat09 Apr 2022 | 23
The RPG
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Lost Ark: A pulpy Korean MMO-lite for idle hands
The RPG Approach with caution
Offbeat26 Feb 2022 | 6
God of War: How do you improve on perfection? You port it to PC, obviously
The RPG The migration of PlayStation exclusives continues to be a great idea
Bootnotes29 Jan 2022 | 39
Halo Infinite ups the nostalgia factor for fans of the originals, but it's not without limits
The RPG 343 Industries brings open world to the long-running military sci-fi epic
Columnists05 Jan 2022 | 11
Battlefield 2042: Please don't be the death knell of the franchise, please don't be the death knell of the franchise
The RPG Another terrible launch, but DICE is already working on improvements
Bootnotes04 Dec 2021 | 31
New World: Grindy? Check. Repetitive? Check. Fun? We hate to say it... but check
The RPG Goddamn it, Jeff Bezos' lot can make a passable MMORPG after all
Columnists30 Oct 2021 | 31
Real world not giving you enough anxiety? Try being hunted down by the perfect organism in Alien: Isolation
The RPG 2014 stealth-em-up hasn't aged a day
Personal Tech28 Aug 2021 | 21
Wish you could play tabletop Dungeons & Dragons but have no friends? Solasta: Crown of the Magister offers a solution
The RPG Plus: A tale of tech woe and E3 best bits
Bootnotes26 Jun 2021 | 30
Days Gone PC: Melting pot of open-world influences makes for one of the more immersive zombie slayers out there
The RPG Decent port of a PlayStation 4 'exclusive', but it's far from original
Bootnotes29 May 2021 | 20
Octopath Traveler: Love letter to JRPG golden age has great combat but retro graphics highlight the genre's tedium
The RPG You sure have to press 'A' a lot
Bootnotes01 May 2021 | 7
Rogue elements: Hades and Loop Hero manage to draw on the same legacy while having very little in common
The RPG Let's go round again, maybe we'll turn back the hands of time
Bootnotes27 Mar 2021 | 13
Valheim: How the heck has more 'indie shovelware with PS2 graphics' sold 4 million copies in a matter of weeks?
The RPG Now, this might shock you, but it's something we like to call 'fun' (if you have friends)
OSes26 Feb 2021 | 60
Subnautica and Below Zero: Nurture your inner MacGyver and Kevin Costner on an ocean-planet holiday
The RPG Yes, survival games can tell great stories too
Offbeat29 Jan 2021 | 9
Cyberpunk 2077: There's a great game within screaming to get out, but sadly it was released 57 years too early
The RPG Over-promised, under-delivered, and plays like an alpha – try again later
Bootnotes25 Dec 2020 | 77
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is a monastery-burning romp that would be way better if it was not an Assassin's Creed game
The RPG Can we start a petition to abandon the whole 'lol jk ur in a simulation' arc too?
Personal Tech27 Nov 2020 | 33
Luke Skywalker used to bullseye womp rats in his T-16 on Tatooine. But Star Wars: Squadrons misses the mark
The RPG Sadly, the space opera franchise's first proper starfighter game in yonks just isn't that good
Bootnotes30 Oct 2020 | 39
Can The Register run Crysis Remastered? Yes, but we don't see why you would want to
The RPG It's the 'gaming funk' edition, also starring Wasteland 3, Crusader Kings 3, and Among Us
Bootnotes25 Sep 2020 | 25
Death Stranding: Essential worker simulator unites its players amid a lockdown far worse than the real-life one
The RPG Trudging through PC port of 2019 console title in 2020 is weird
Bootnotes28 Aug 2020 | 24
The Last of Us Part II: Never mind the Metacritic nonsense, Naughty Dog's ultra-violent odyssey is a must-play*
The RPG *If you have a PlayStation 4
Bootnotes31 Jul 2020 | 30
Lockdown team building: Actualise the potentiality of your workforce... through the power of video games
The RPG Human: Fall Flat, Left 4 Dead 2, Embr, Sea of Thieves – goodness, we've been having a blast
Bootnotes26 Jun 2020 | 20
VirtuaVerse: Cyberpunk point-and-click throwback with ace chiptune soundtrack put out by... a metal record label?
The RPG The Reg speaks to Blood Music about its retrofuturistic love letter to the adventure game golden age
Bootnotes29 May 2020 | 12
Ride now, ride! Ride for ruin and the world's ending! Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is here at last! Kind of
The RPG Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of your partner
Bootnotes01 May 2020 | 5
Doom Eternal: Reboot sequel is cluttered but we're only here for the rippin' and the tearin'
The RPG In which case, it'll do
Personal Tech10 Apr 2020 | 56
Escape From Tarkov: Hardest of the hardcore looter-shooter is spellbinding despite the punishing learning curve
The RPG Fun not required
Bootnotes28 Feb 2020 | 17
Throw a sofa at this guy with your mind. She's in Control. Oh look, now I've learnt to bloody fly. She's in Control
The RPG With apologies to Joy Division
Bootnotes31 Jan 2020 | 18
I caught Disco Elysium fever. No, not the Saturday Night kind. I was really quite poorly
The RPG Burn baby burn!
Bootnotes27 Dec 2019 | 20
Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC: Howdy buck do you get a solid 60FPS in Rockstar's masterpiece?
The RPG Read on, partner [decent GPU required]
Personal Tech29 Nov 2019 | 39
The Outer Worlds: Ever wished Fallout 4 was more like New Vegas? Here ya go... in spaaace
The RPG Obsidian nails it
Bootnotes01 Nov 2019 | 43
Lucas Pope: Indie games visionary makes pen-pushing feel like an exciting career choice
The RPG Ghost ship intrigue in Return of the Obra Dinn, border bureaucracy in Papers, Please
Bootnotes27 Sep 2019 | 12
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw: Well, lookie here! For once a space game that doesn't promise the universe
The RPG And it's probably better for it
Bootnotes30 Aug 2019 | 42
Darkest Dungeon: Lovecraftian PTSD simulator will cause your own mask to slip
The RPG Try to claim your birthright from eldritch horrors, but don't get attached to anyone
Bootnotes26 Jul 2019 | 46
Observation: Slow-burn space HAL 'em up fires adventure game genre into the exosphere
The RPG I can absolutely do that for you, Dave
Personal Tech28 Jun 2019 | 39
Kenshi: Sandblasted sword-punk D&D where the dungeon master wants everyone dead
The RPG Impressive indie is an emergent gameplay goldmine
Bootnotes31 May 2019 | 36
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